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Don't worry, I'm sure a lot of people think the same thing. Unfortunately the criteria for naturalisation is set in stone, and no amount of cultural or family connections will add weight to an application.Demare wrote:The idea that I would not be able to apply for citizenship would be absurd to me as I have a British husband and children born in the UK who are British and I have been fully integrated in British society since 1998!
Demare wrote:The idea that I would not be able to apply for citizenship would be absurd to me as I have a British husband and children born in the UK who are British and I have been fully integrated in British society since 1998!
In this age of equality, we have left the wholly sexist notion that a spouse (typically a wife) can acquire citizenship on the basis of a marriage wholly behind.ohara wrote:I have been in the UK my whole life, my mother was British, my sister is British, I have two aunts here who are British all with British children.
No, your analysis & conclusion is incorrect.Demare wrote:... does it it mean that let's say, a French national who has been living in the UK for well over the 5 years threshold, married to a British national and currently supported by him as she was raising their children, would not be able under any circumstance to apply for British citizenship? According to the guidelines she would not be able to get the permanent residency certificate as she would not have been in paid work, looking for work, self-sufficient or studying. Is this true???
I am waiting to get my permanent residency certificate and I have been working part-time to spend more time with my family so hopefully it won't be a problem for me, but I am thinking about friends from other EU countries who gave up high flying careers (in the UK) to be with their small children who might be unable to get residency under the EU Treaty. Do I understand it right? Are some EU nationals prevented from applying for British citizenship even if they have been contributing to British society through previous work, voluntary work and participation in society and married to British citizens by birth? It seems very bizarre.
I don't think you understand, it hasn't changed the game at all. The only difference is you have to separately apply for a document which you must have been eligible for before the changes anyway. Instead of sending all of the evidence with the naturalisation application, you send it to a different team separately. As I said, UKVI made these changes as the PR certificate is based on EEA legislation, and naturalisation is based on British nationality law. It makes sense having teams specialising in each, only dealing with what they know.Demare wrote:the Nov 2015 changes have indeed changed the game.
Even assuming that the DCPR is no longer required, the OP's (presumably hypothetical) question must be answered in the negative.Demare wrote:and this can be issued if the person has been working/looking for work/studying/self-sufficient, does it it mean that let's say, a French national who has been living in the UK for well over the 5 years threshold, married to a British national and currently supported by him as she was raising their children, would not be able under any circumstance to apply for British citizenship? According to the guidelines she would not be able to get the permanent residency certificate as she would not have been in paid work, looking for work, self-sufficient or studying. Is this true???